The Boy and the Heron. NOTE EARLIER TIME

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki; Running time: 2 hr 4 min. Trailer